What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

The Concept of 'Disclosure Day' Proves to Be Its Undoing Few filmmakers know how to generate action and create tension as well as Spielberg, which is evident throughout the film's 145-minute runtime — ...

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar objects may hint at alien technology, drawing fame, ...

Scientists may have just taken one of the biggest steps yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Meet K2 18 b, a distant ...

The Cluster is a form of life organized on principles so different from anything on Earth that understanding it requires ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...